Category: Analysis

Focus on buildings

There are some very interesting books that have come out recently on the energy performance of buildings.  Here are some of them: 1 Simply Green This book presents an overview of all main global and some national environmental and energy assessment systems. It discusses six environmental and three purely energy-based certification systems along with fourth … Continue reading Focus on buildings →

New study on health effects from windfarms

Alison Rourke writes in the Guardian about a new study in Australia that shows that more people have been getting sick in areas where environmentalists are most active.  So, is there a psychological effect?   Windfarm sickness spreads by word of mouth, Australian study finds Health complaints from people living around turbines shown to be … Continue reading New study on health effects from windfarms →

New report on private green investments

The year 2013 promises long strides away from the fossil-fueled Industrial Era as illuminated by the Ethical Markets Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS) which tracks private investments growing the green economy worldwide since 2007, finding $4.1 trillion invested or committed as of Q4 2012. The year 2012 was an inflection point for the green transition worldwide.  … Continue reading New report on private green investments →

Two important new reports

Estimating potential additional energy savings from upcoming revisions to existing regulations under the ecodesign and energy labelling directives, by CLASP and eceee  In the new discussion paper, CLASP has identified an additional 40-70 TWh per annum by 2030 from eleven existing ecodesign and energy labelling regulations covering seven product groups. All eleven regulations are scheduled … Continue reading Two important new reports →

Report shows importance of energy efficiency

Stephen Lacey writes in greentechefficiency about the important role that energy efficiency plays as an economic driver.   Report: Efficiency Is a More Important Economic Driver Than Energy Supply A new analysis concludes that economic productivity is more closely tied to energy efficiency than energy production. The debate around energy in the U.S. is focused … Continue reading Report shows importance of energy efficiency →

Hot off the press

There are several new publications that should be of interest to EiD readers  The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) has published a Guide to Developing Strategies for Building Energy Renovation.  This template was prepared to help EU member states develop the first version of their renovation strategies that are due by April 30th 2014. It … Continue reading Hot off the press →

Reviewing feed-in tariffs

Paul Gipe has an excellent website where he provides a regular review of the latest happenings in feed-in tariffs, among other topics.  Here is the latest from Paul.   Tables of Feed-in Tariffs Worldwide These tables summarize tariffs for different technologies in different countries, and various states and provinces. The tables may also provide an … Continue reading Reviewing feed-in tariffs →

Such talk can give you a chill

Alex Kirby reports for the Climate News Network on warnings by Bob Watson, well known for formerly chairing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  The signatories to the 2009 Copenhagen Accord agreed to do what they could to keep global temperatures from climbing above 2°C.  The IEA in late 2012 raised concerns that this could … Continue reading Such talk can give you a chill →

Congratulations

EiD would like to congratulate Sergio Tirado-Herrero from the Central European University in Budapest for successfully defending his doctoral dissertation (summa cum laude) on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013.  His dissertation was: Fuel poverty alleviation as a co-benefit of climate investments: Evidence of Hungary.  Sergio recently spoke at an IEA event that addressed the multiple-benefits of … Continue reading Congratulations →